Lock.



G. B. SNYDER.

LOOK. APPLICATION FiLBD JULY 9, 1912.

1,037,072, Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

INVENTOR I his invention relatesto locks in a manner d size employed for shipping milk, cream, and

pered ithorwho yor'partially removed ,26.during the jtransportation "of the milk can durable; and "efficient as means fin; locking 7 is anenlarge longitndinajl 'sectional View ,0 v l V Specification-of Letters Patent. Patented At glj27, 19,12;-

Application filed July 9,-1912 Serial N 708,398., I

' jecting portion of the lid yor closure and-said; groove having a flat bottom wall and-a beraeledorinclined .topwall, as best shown in. 'F1gs. 2 and 3.. t

Riveted..,or otherwise connected to the front slde of the neckl as at 5 is the face plate 6 of acylindricallock body .7. The cylindrical lock body 7 has =a "longit'udinal ore 8 with the outer end vofsaid bore re-' 55 need, as at 9 and the -jnner-, end thereof enlarged to provideanannular seat the peripheral flange ll o'f qa biish' that is fitted in the inner end'ogff specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

as hereinafter set forth and more partieularly't'to a key operated lock that has been 1 especially designed for-.nse in connection wit j milk. "cans, part rly 'of the large e bushing 12 registers th'th en- 10." ing 21in the'can neck 1 andsaidbi1sin has a longitudinal slot .13, th Qp'urpo' which wi l" was a pear-( Slidably rotata ly lnoun'ted in th icula other liquids; although the principle of the invention with certain inodi cation may be applied to various kindsof. receptacles.

' he primary object of the invention is to provide akey-actuated lock in a manner as hereinafter set forth for milk cans adapted to prevent the can from being surreptitiousl'y openedand the contents thereof tam-' 16 v having a radially disposed log 17. The outer end of the bolt 14-,is provided with 80 {a shank 18 having a crosshead 19. Encir-F cling the 'bolt 14, between the collar 15 and i the outer end of the ore 8 is a coiledcompression spring 20. and. the tension of-this sprin is suffic ent to shift the bolt. 14 t0 a 8.5 1 Ice ed position, when the lug L7 alineswith ij thejslot 1301' the blishing lQ. Q2 i a 0 reference numeral 21 denot s .WI

1 fronrtheprodlifilfto :the consumer.

"Aifnrther object of the' -i,n.ven tion is to QIQish-amflk ban with atv lock'jhat isvc ieel ten'nbtgbe t mpe d w h, .0 't aft; is simp e' struction, strong and and of, closure. uponar'eceptacl p ItQifs to nieet" an'd ver'con'ie' these diflicultie's the my 7 invention is primarily directed," and with thisunderstanding of the ist of the invention, references 'willnow" had tolthe drawing,wherein:-- igure 1 isajfront'elevation of a portion of a milk can rovi'ded with a lock; Fi ,2

e a having, the shank 22 thereof provided 1 a transverse slot 23iand the'walls of saidfi slot are recessed, as at 24 to receive the cross; head'19 of the shank 18. Byfplmingfihe"; ey in engagement with the-shank'l8 of the bolt l, as best sho can be partially rot wn ln Fig. 2, the key ated whereby thej .foross Q head-19 will engage in theurecesses 24. B pulling outwardlyupon the key 21-, the coiledtcompr'essiom spring 20 can be placed under tension and the lug 17 shifted to the outer-end of -the"bushin'g 12 and then the l ;,w bolt 14 partially rotated-t whereby the lug 17- will-engage thejouter endflof the bushing I I .5 12.; The tooth l6 of-the bolt-is therej orelre Y i 1 tracted and the end of said. tooth" isj'fwithin the opening 2 of theneck 1, whereby the lid 9E or closure of the can can be easily t e quickly removed from the neck 1; p .t When the bolt 14; is rotated by the key to place the lug 17 in alinement with the slot i 13 of the-bushing 12', the tensionpof the sprin 201's sufiicge'nt to force the bolt inwardg? toward the'neck 1, placing the tooth of the, lock mia locked position. Fig 3- 1s a v a Fig; ,4 is'a front elevation 'of the lock. Fig. 5 is a "cross sectional 'view of a ,portion of the same, Fig.

5 ,6 is a plan of the key used in'connection with the lock.' Fig. 7 is an end view of the key.

. The reference numeral 1 denotes the neck o a can or other receptacle and the front side of the neck 1 is provided with an A in the wall of the 11d or olosfire 4 placed limit e neck 1 of the receptacle, the annglar groove 3 being formed by an inwardly fro- 16 of the bolt in the groove 3 of the lid or "tending through said bushihg; and adopted elos ure, thereby preventing the lid or to en ege in the groove of said id, e lug closure from being removed from the neck carried by the inner end of s'eid bolt and, 1" The lid or closure can be placed in the adapted to engage the outer end of S31 5 neck 1 oil the receptacle Without resorting bushing to retain said bolt in e retracted 25 to the use of the key, as the bolt i l-recedes position, at coiled compression spring enuntil the lid or closure is seated, when said circling soid' bolt Within the bore oi said bolt engegee in the'groove 3 and looks the body end adopted to hold said bolt in lid or closure.

locked position, end 3, shank carried by 10 What I claim 1s:- I the outer end of said bolt end having it 30 in a look, the combination with a recross heed adopted to be engaged by at key ceptaole, and a'lid adapted to fit in said. whereby seidholt can he manually shifted receptacle and having an annular groove and rotated. fotmed' therein of a look body corned by In testimony whereof I elfix my signe- 15 iaid eoeptgole and having a longitudinal ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

ore onne therein ahushing seated in the w l 0 TV '1 "inner endof the box e of said body and hev- GEOILGE .ing a longitudinal-slot formed therein a bolt Vfitoeees: shdeoly mounted 1n the bore of said look MAX H. SnoLovrrz,

20 body end having 2. beveled tooth end em I itiefimnme En mm 

